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Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 56.99 * 0.00 +- If I only had a horn : young Louis Armstrong by Orgill, Roxane Paperback(Houghton Mifflin, 1997) BTSB #: 691413 Available Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 6-8 AR: 4.3 LG RC: 3.7 K-2 Lexile: 860 Genres: Subjects: Armstrong, Louis,|d1901-1971 Musicians Jazz music African Americans - Biography Summary: Relates how the famous jazz trumpeter began his musical career in New Orleans by singing songs on street corners andplaying a batte red cornet in a marching band. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.55 * 0.00 +- It's not bragging if it's true by Avant-garde, Zaila BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2023) BTSB #: 076294 Available Dewey: 158.1092/AAges: 8-12 Lexile: 780 Genres: Subjects: Avant-garde, Zaila African Americans - Biography Spelling bees - Anecdotes Teenagers Conduct of life Summary: After Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021, she turned into an overnight sensation. Zaila shares about her family, her accomplishments, her experience of being homeschooled, and so much more in order to motivate and uplift other kids who have small-, medium-, and even big-sized dreams. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Jimmy's rhythm & blues : the extraordinary life of James Baldwin by Meadows, Michelle BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2024) BTSB #: 634332 Available Dewey: 818/BAges: 4-8 Genres: Subjects: Baldwin, James African Americans - Biography American authors - Biography Summary: Before he became a legendary writer, James "Jimmy" Baldwin was a young boy from Harlem, New York who loved stories. He found joy in the rhythm of music, family, and books. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.98 * 0.00 +- Just like Jesse Owens by Young, Andrew BTSB Prebound(Orchard Books, 2022) BTSB #: 974464 Available Dewey: 323.1/BAges: 6-8 AR: 4.2 LG Genres: Subjects: Young, Andrew,|d1932- - Childhood and youth Owens, Jesse,|d1913-1980 Family life African Americans - Biography Race relations African American track and field athletes New Orleans (La.) Summary: As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. Andrew's father told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, "Don't get mad, get smart." To drive home the lesson, the family went to the local theater to see newsreels of Olympic track star Jesse Owens and how he competed in Nazi Germany with dignity. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Leon's story by Tillage, Leon Paperback(Square Fish, 2012) BTSB #: 882828 Available Dewey: 975.6/AAges: 8-12 AR: 4.9 MG RC: 6.8 3-5 Lexile: 970 Genres: Subjects: Tillage, Leon,|d1936- African Americans - Biography North Carolina - Race relations Summary: The son of a sharecropper recalls the hard times his family faced in the first half of the twentieth century. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 7.37 * 0.00 +- Little leaders : bold women in black history by Harrison, Vashti Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2018) BTSB #: P04079 Available Dewey: 920.7208/CAges: 8-12 Genres: Subjects: African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography African Americans - History - Anecdotes Heroes - United States - Biography Summary: Featuring forty trailblazing black women in American history who broke boundaries and achieved beyond expectations. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 52.24 * 0.00 +- Little legends : exceptional men in black history by Harrison, Vashti BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2019) BTSB #: 422654 Available Dewey: 305.38/CAges: 8-12 AR: 7.6 MG Lexile: 1080 Genres: Subjects: African American men - Biography African Americans - Biography Summary: Introduces readers to forty inspirational black men who cared for others, changed the world, and finally had their moment in the sun. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Lizzie demands a seat! : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights by Anderson, Beth BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2020) BTSB #: 058959 Available Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 5-8 AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 570 Genres: Subjects: Graham, Elizabeth Jennings,|d1827-1901 Segregation African Americans - Biography Civil rights Horse-drawn omnibuses New York (N.Y.) Summary: "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. She was denied entry and decided to fight back. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Long time coming : a lyrical biography of race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama by Shepard, Ray Anthony BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2023) BTSB #: 809718 Available Dewey: 305.8/CAges: 12-16 AR: 7.5 UG Lexile: 1050 F&P: Z Genres: Subjects: African Americans - Biography African Americans - History American poetry Summary: A series of fast-paced, fact-based, lyrical stories tells of the struggles of six Black Americans from different areas. Shows the ways in which each paved the way for those who followed. From freedom seeker Ona Judge, who fled her enslavement by America's first president, to Barack Obama, the first Black president. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.98 * 0.00 +- Martin Luther King : the peaceful warrior by Clayton, Ed BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2017) BTSB #: 220289 Available Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 8-12 AR: 7 UG Lexile: 1020 F&P: X Genres: Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Summary: The inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. by an author with close ties to Dr. King's family. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Martin Luther King : the peaceful warrior by Clayton, Ed Paperback(Candlewick Press, 2022) BTSB #: 220299 Available Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 8-12 AR: 7 UG Lexile: 1020 F&P: X Genres: Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Summary: The inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. by an author with close ties to Dr. King's family. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.55 * 0.00 +- Martin's big words : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr [Big words series]by Rappaport, Doreen BTSB Prebound(Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks For Children, 2007) BTSB #: 739648 Available Dewey: 323/BAges: 6-10 AR: 3.4 LG RC: 2.5 K-2 Lexile: 610 AD F&P: S Genres: Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 Civil rights workers Clergy African Americans - Biography Summary: Focuses on the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 15.89 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Mighty justice : the untold story of civil rights trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree by Asim, Jabari BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2020) BTSB #: 617342 Available Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 10-14 AR: 8.1 MG+ Genres: Subjects: Roundtree, Dovey Johnson,|d1914-2018 African Americans - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Women - Biography Segregation Summary: The memoir of activist and trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree who won a landmark desegregation court case and was one of the first black women to break down barriers in several areas of society. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.98 * 0.00 +- Minty : a story of young Harriet Tubman by Schroeder, Alan BTSB Prebound(Puffin Books, 2000) BTSB #: 790040 Available Dewey: 306.3/BAges: 5-9 AR: 3.6 LG RC: 3.9 K-2 Lexile: 640 Genres: Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography Underground railroad Summary: Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820s. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 16.34 * 0.00 +- Ordinary hazards : a memoir by Grimes, Nikki BTSB Prebound(WordSong, 2019) BTSB #: 402543 Available Dewey: 800/AAges: 12-14 AR: 5.5 UG Lexile: 840 Genres: Subjects: Grimes, Nikki American authors - Biography Women authors - Biography African Americans - Biography Summary: Explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Pathfinders : the journeys of 16 extraordinary Black souls by Bolden, Tonya BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017) BTSB #: 130484 Available Dewey: 920.0092/CAges: 10-14 AR: 8 MG Lexile: 1150 F&P: Z Genres: Subjects: African Americans - Biography Successful people - United States Summary: Brief bios of African American figures who paved the way for themselves and others in America. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 27.46 * 0.00 +- Portraits of African-American heroes by Bolden, Tonya Paperback(Puffin Books, 2005) BTSB #: 130499 Available Dewey: 920/CAges: 8-12 AR: 8.3 MG RC: 9 6-8 Lexile: 1140 F&P: V Genres: Subjects: African Americans - Biography Heroes and heroines Summary: Twenty portraits, in both pictures and words, of African-Americans cover such figures as Judith Jamison, Malcolm X, and Thurgood Marshall. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 11.47 * 0.00 +- Quien fue Louis Armstrong? [Quien Fue?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis PaperbackSPANISH(Santillana, 2016) BTSB #: 624148 Available Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 8-12 Genres: Subjects: Armstrong, Louis,|d1901-1971 Musicians Jazz African Americans - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials Summary: Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 9.01 * 0.00 +- Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina by Lyon, Lea BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2020) BTSB #: 591323 Available Dewey: 792/BAges: 4-8 AR: 3.5 LG Lexile: 690 AD F&P: M Genres: Subjects: Townsend, Sylvia Robertson Ballet dancers - Biography African Americans - Biography Summary: An inspiring picture book about the life of African American dancer, Sylvia Townsend, who taught herself how to dance ballet by reading books she borrowed from a bookmobile as a young girl. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.28 * 0.00 +- * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! 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